- Insure the respectful treatment of the deceased and the family.
- Preserve the area in its natural state.
- Follow the tenants of green burial practices along with a sustainable forestry policy.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Cedar Brook Burial Ground Mission Statement
Monday, November 16, 2009
New England Green Burial Society
"New England Green Burial Society offers resources, guidance, coordination and direction for those interested in green burial."
Click here for more information about the New England Green Burial Society
Monday, October 26, 2009
Planning a funeral - others . . . or yours
Where does one start? What questions need to be answered? These books will help start the conversation and answer many of your questions.
From the authors of Grave Expectations, Carmen Flowers and Sue Bailey:
"Life is such a rich, complicated, joyous, mysterious wild ride. Everyone has stories to tell and lessons to pass on, and what better way to do that than when you're alive? It was your life; your funeral is the one time you can do and say absolutely whatever you want.
As of this writing, there is no alternative to dying. Since there's no getting out of it, why not go ahead and plan your fantasy going "away" party?"
Carmen Flowers and Sue Bailey will be the guest speakers at the Annual Meeting on 10/31/2009 of the Consumers Funeral Alliance of Maine at The Highlands in Topsham, Maine. The meeting is open to the public at a cost of $10/person.
There will be an outstanding panel of people who have done home funerals and natural burials. They will share their stories and answer questions. Resources available include information about Maine's two natural cemeteries and Chuck Lakin's display of his alternative wood caskets. Peter McHugh of Cedar Brook Burial Ground will be available to answer questions.
Grave Matters by Mark Harris is also an excellent source of information.
"Whatever Happened to ‘Dust to Dust’?
You Can Still Find It in Green Burial.
By the time Nate Fisher was laid to rest in a woodland grave sans coffin in the final season of Six Feet Under, Americans all across the country were starting to look outside the box when death came calling.
Grave Matters follows a dozen such families who found in “green” burial a more natural, more economic and ultimately more meaningful alternative to the tired and toxic send-off on offer at the local funeral parlor."
From the authors of Grave Expectations, Carmen Flowers and Sue Bailey:
"Life is such a rich, complicated, joyous, mysterious wild ride. Everyone has stories to tell and lessons to pass on, and what better way to do that than when you're alive? It was your life; your funeral is the one time you can do and say absolutely whatever you want.
As of this writing, there is no alternative to dying. Since there's no getting out of it, why not go ahead and plan your fantasy going "away" party?"
Carmen Flowers and Sue Bailey will be the guest speakers at the Annual Meeting on 10/31/2009 of the Consumers Funeral Alliance of Maine at The Highlands in Topsham, Maine. The meeting is open to the public at a cost of $10/person.
There will be an outstanding panel of people who have done home funerals and natural burials. They will share their stories and answer questions. Resources available include information about Maine's two natural cemeteries and Chuck Lakin's display of his alternative wood caskets. Peter McHugh of Cedar Brook Burial Ground will be available to answer questions.
Grave Matters by Mark Harris is also an excellent source of information.
"Whatever Happened to ‘Dust to Dust’?
You Can Still Find It in Green Burial.
By the time Nate Fisher was laid to rest in a woodland grave sans coffin in the final season of Six Feet Under, Americans all across the country were starting to look outside the box when death came calling.
Grave Matters follows a dozen such families who found in “green” burial a more natural, more economic and ultimately more meaningful alternative to the tired and toxic send-off on offer at the local funeral parlor."
Monday, August 31, 2009
DOWN TO EARTH
Green cemeteries take a final step back to nature
By JOHN RICHARDSON, Staff Writer, Portland Press Herald - July 19, 2008
By JOHN RICHARDSON, Staff Writer, Portland Press Herald - July 19, 2008
After a lifetime of recycling, composting, turning down the thermostat and trying to eat local organic food, some people might not want to leave their bodies to be filled with a chemical preservative and buried in steel and concrete, or even cremated in a gas-fired furnace.
Now they have a couple more options.
Maine's two green cemeteries -- natural burial grounds that don't allow embalming or steel caskets -- are open for business. And they're getting some.
For the rest of the storySunday, July 5, 2009
Entering Cedar Brook Burial Grounds
Vistors are welcome to tour the grounds.
For a tour of the grounds or a brochure, call Peter McHugh at 207.637.2085, email at a.green.cemetery@gmail.com or request information by mail: Cedar Brook Burial Ground, 175 Boothby Rd, Limington, ME 04049-3019
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